Factcheckers had no doubt about the real audience for the news this week – delivered via Mark Zuckerberg’s medium of choice, the awkward video message – that, starting in the US, Meta would abandon professional, third-party factchecking across its networks in favor of the user-powered “community notes” model used on X. “This is all intended…
Everything adds up when it comes to the cost of sending children to school in Australia. From school fees and technology to uniforms, stationery, backpacks and lunchboxes, plus hidden expenses including excursions, transport and internet access, the cost in 2025 is set to equate to a whopping $13.6bn nationally, according to Finder. The comparison site’s…
What are USAT’s bold predictions for sports in 2025? USA Today reporters share what their bold prediction in sports for 2025 will be as the new year comes around. Sports Seriously With just two days before the window to sign him opens, the field for star Japanese right-hander Rōki Sasaki has narrowed – setting up…
The monthslong fight by legislators to ban the social media app TikTok in the United States came to a head on Friday when the Supreme Court heard arguments to decide the app’s fate for its 170 million American users. While the justices across the ideological spectrum asked tough questions of both sides, the overall tone…
Shane Patton addresses reports Victoria police have investigated 680 employees over last five years Benita Kolovos The Victoria police chief commissioner, Shane Patton, just spoke on ABC Radio Melbourne about sexual violence in the force’s ranks after the Herald Sun reported police have investigated 680 of its own officers in the past five years. This…
When I think of random acts of kindness, I think of Paris. This may come as a shock to some, but as a tourist I’ve had more offers of help in Paris than anywhere else in the world. I have had more suitcases carried up flights of stairs or lifted on to luggage racks and…
For the first time in over a month, there’s a change at the top of the USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll. It is, however, a classic case of good news and bad news for the new No. 1 team. Auburn takes over the top spot after surviving an upset bid at South Carolina…
The Peruvian president, Dina Boluarte, has appeared before prosecutors to explain a two-week absence for plastic surgery on her nose that she insists was medical, not cosmetic. Boluarte, 62, did not appoint a caretaker president for the period of her absence in July 2023, and stands accused of abandoning her post. She appeared before prosecutors…